Barbados vs Uruguay: Employment to population ratio
Barbados
60.47
in 2025
Uruguay
60.1
in 2025
Barbados rank
70th
Uruguay rank
71st
Employment to population ratio over time
- Barbados
- Uruguay
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 60.47 against 60.1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.37.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 71st of 186 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.18 | 53.16 | 3.02 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 63.09 | 53.99 | 9.1 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 60.07 | 59.97 | 0.1004 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 59.09 | 58.16 | 0.9362 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, Barbados or Uruguay?
- Barbados, at 60.47 against 60.1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio between Barbados and Uruguay?
- 0.37, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Uruguay rank globally for employment to population ratio?
- Barbados ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 71st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Employment to population ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.